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First up, my haul from Knitpicks 40% off book sale:


Pictured: Two sock blanks, 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders, The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques, and Knitter's Almanac

Next we have a couple SIPs (socks in progress):


Toe-Up Gusset Heel in Regia Galaxy Color

and


Slave to the Plurk in STR colorway Oregon Red Clover Honey

and, finally, my big FO - The Monkey Socks!

A Book Review: Lavish Lace: Knitting With Hand-Painted Yarns

I originally borrowed this book from the library but with my first thumb though the pages, I knew I wanted it in my own collection. I could see myself coming back to this one again and again for ideas and inspiration. The colors! The texture! I don't even think I had a favorite pattern picked out as much as I just wanted the whole book! I was surprised to find it was out of print though I was able to get a copy from Amazon Marketplace.

Pretty, pretty lace projects in a variety of yarn weights and bonus design advice, including the writer-designer's own experiments, and "color commentary" from the dyer.

Goodies from the KS Yarn Crawl

1. Crafty in a Good Way, 2. Mountain Colors Bearfoot 1, 3. Mountain Colors Bearfoot 2, 4. Bonkers Superwash Merino Mini, 5. Yukon Hand Dyed Bamboo Sock Yarn, 6. Yarn Barn AlpacaDK

Better late than never!

Not pictured: four balls of cotton chenille, some sock monkey buttons and a hat kit from Bonkers, and a miscellaneous skein or three of boring sock yarn.